NEED AND OPPORTUNITY Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Need Local unemployment approaching 10%  Michigan is 10.3 to 10.5% Community Colleges are being looked to as a solution  Answer the call  Demonstrate value  Assist in implementation of this critical act  Validate CA legislature and governors vote of confidence

Responding Turn around time will be short Figuring out how to use to advance our own goals  College  Program Key system will be the Workforce Boards  Funded by the Workforce Investment Act  SELACO  SASSFA  Federal/Department of Labor  New secretary of labor is former Rio Hondo CC Board member

Summer Youth Program Combined educational and work programs  Work readiness outcome Eligibility  Ages 14 to 24  Income Work placements  Participants do not have to be occupational students  Placement locations  Non-profit

How the college could use summer youth  Connect to your program/internships  Projects –film interviews  Educational objectives

Short term Intensive programs On a contract basis  Lead to immediate employment  Clear labor market demand  Build a skill set –MS office suite, A-plus  Have a career ladder Not on FTES

DOL Grants  Larger, project like lead to high wage, high growth  Program develop  Competitive nationally

Next steps CITE Dean’s office working with SELACO College implementation planning Summer youth is probably start point